What are four important buildings or monuments in the United States?

Famous buildings and monuments in the U.S.
  • Mount Rushmore in Keystone, SD. ...
  • Brooklyn Bridge in New York. ...
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. ...
  • Independence Hall in Philadelphia. ...
  • Statue of Liberty in New York. ...
  • Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. ...
  • Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. ...
  • Empire State Building in New York.




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Nine federal agencies in five departments manage the 133 current U.S. national monuments. Of these, 117 monuments are managed by a single agency, while 16 are co-managed by two agencies.

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Mount Rushmore The heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into the granite hillside, now gaze across the beautiful South Dakota Black Hills. A local historian, Doane Robinson, first had the idea for the monument primarily to boost tourism in the area.

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Empire State Building is the Most Visited World Wonder in US
  • The Empire State Building (New York)
  • The Golden Gate Bridge (California)
  • The Grand Canyon (Arizona)
  • Hoover Dam (Nevada/Arizona)
  • Yosemite National Park (California)
  • The Everglades National Park (Florida)
  • Death Valley (California)


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Discover the Most Famous Landmarks of the United States
  • Grand Canyon, Arizona.
  • Statue of Liberty, New York.
  • Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles.
  • Niagara Falls.
  • Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
  • Monument Valley, Utah.
  • EPCOT, Florida.
  • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.


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Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

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America's Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the 60-foot faces of four great American presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, respectively.

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The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

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The most famous man-made monuments in the world
  • Eiffel Tower.
  • Great Wall of China.
  • Kremlin.
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa.
  • Pyramid of Giza.
  • Sydney Opera House.
  • Statue of Liberty.
  • Taj Mahal.


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1. Independence Hall – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If you're not from America, then there's really no better starting point for your historical tour of the States than Independence Hall. Both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were signed here, making it perhaps the most historical site in America.

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National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are historic properties that illustrate the heritage of the United States. The over 2,600 NHLs found in the U.S. today come in many forms: historic buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts.

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Gateway Arch, St. When it comes to constructed monuments, none in the U.S. come larger than the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Finished in 1965 it's known as the "Gateway to the West" as part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial that honors St. Louis as a launching point for American expansion.

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